International humanitarian law

The République de Côte de Ivoire, also known as the Ivory Coast, is a country in West Africa bordering Mali and Burkina Faso to the north, Liberia and Guinea to the west, Ghana to the east, and Gulf of Guinea to the south. The country surface area measurements equal to a total of 322,462 sq km (124,503 sq miles,) and is known to be the home for about 20.6 million people. The population includes more than 60 different ethnic groups with a wide range of religion. Islam being the most predominantly…

In the “Exploring globalization” textbook (page 52), the topic is the “Banana wars”. The banana wars was a six year trade battle between the US and the EU. The US complained that the EU broke free trade rules by giving the smaller banana companies special access to European markets, through removing tariffs. The page mentions, “the transnationals protested the european policy, saying that it was unfair”. I believe that it is fair, though it is not equal. Fairness also known as equity, ensures…

Athens was able to expand their city-state widely and increase their land which is a benefit in many ways. One way that greater land is a benefit to a civilization is that it provides more land for a higher population. This can help a civilization by creating a higher population of people available for farming, government officiating, opening more people that can join the army, and finally, greater increasing the chances of smart philosophers to be born. The expansion of population is one of…

Child Soldiers were once just like other children: friendly, joyous, and unaware of the dangers of the world. That is until they were exposed to the outside world, where they lost their true selves. For example, one child soldier described how he was under his commanders control. “....I had three [injections]. After these injections and eating the rice mixed with powder, I would turn like a motor vehicle, I could do anything for my masters. I perceived our enemies like they were dogs and all…

1. Genteel culture sought to sophisticate the whole, in general, they believed that a person’s time both at work and in their free time should be constructive. The new mass culture was tired of genteel culture and wanted to go beyond the limitations set by genteel culture. This included things like more exciting leisure activities. For example, instead of looking at art, they enjoyed going to the amusement park and physically taking part in the fun of the attractions. The transition from genteel…

1. The federal government regulates and subsidizes states and localities. It subsidizes them through both matching and block grants for specific purposes. In the past, it also provided general revenue sharing. In matching grants, the amount received by states and localities depends on the amount they spend. Indirect aid is provided by the exemption from taxation of interest on state and local bonds and the tax deductibility of state and local income and property taxes. 2. The arguments…

Colombia is a Spanish speaking nation, located to the South of Venezuela. Colombia, as of 2016, has a population of 48,481,028 people. The Official Colombian currency is the Peso. The Peso is worth a miniscule 0.051 American dollars. Colombia’s main export is petroleum, with coffee and coal not far behind. Colombia’s main imports are most mechanical, and technological products. The United States, the main trade partner of Colombia provides most of these imports. The capital of Colombia is Bogota…

The resources that are available in Canada definitely make it a better place to live compared to other countries around the world. First of all, the large amounts of fresh water reservoirs that are available in Canada greatly affect the quality of life. These reserves include the Five Great Lakes and other underground reservoirs. This ensures that freshwater is available for daily usage as well as for the future, as Canada as a country does not need to be anxious about freshwater quantities as…

lowering their tariffs. In fact, the average nominal tariffs fell 30 percent from 1987 to 1995. In 1993, the Brazilian government also liberalized their markets (“Has Globalization”). These trade liberalizations have resulted in a drastic increase in international trade. In Ginna Hauge’s and Marier Magnusson’s, study on the Globalization of Brazil, a quote reads, “During the 1990’s, Brazil and the other Latin American countries changed their trade and development policies, to varying degrees…

Anqi Li Li-Kuang Chen Siyao Song Econ 5103 May, 22nd, 2016 Submission Question 10 (a). What factors may have led to the changes in interest rate taken by RBA in 2011-2015 (Tradingeconomics.com, 2016) In 2011 the reserve bank of Australia decided to cut interest rates and continued to reduce them over the next 5 years. The RBA did this in response to a slowdown of the Australian economy as shown by the downward trend in monthly GDP growth, decreasing trade scale and lowering of commodity…